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Thursday, August 18, 2016 – Cranford, New Jersey

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AVIATION

1) TSB: Better Collision Warning Systems Needed at Canadian Airports

Link to Canadian Underwriter article

http://www.canadianunderwriter.ca/insurance/better-collision-warning-systems-needed-canadian-airports-transportation-safety-board-1004098363/

CAMERAS

2) Chattanooga Drivers Ed Program Suspended After Traffic Camera Law

Link to Times Free Press article

http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/local/story/2016/aug/18/drivers-ed-program-suspended-after-traffic-ca/381815/

CARTOGRAPHY

3) Young Egyptians Are Leading Cairo's Transit Mapping Revolution

Link to CityLab article

http://www.citylab.com/commute/2016/08/a-group-of-young-egyptians-is-leading-cairos-transit-mapping-revolution-public-transport/495452/

ELECTRONIC TOLLING

4) Toll Plaza Demolition Along All 32 Massachusetts Turnpike Exits to Start Immediately After New All-Electronic Tolling System Goes Live

Link to MassLive article

http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/08/mass_turnpike_electronic_tolli_1.html

FREIGHT

5) Trucking in Central Ohio Also to Benefit in Smart Cities Program

Link to Columbus Dispatch article

http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2016/08/18/1-smart-cities-program-also-will-benefit-trucking.html

OTHER

6) University of Michigan Invests $500,000 in Transportation Technology

Link to MLive article

http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2016/08/u-m_invests_500k_in_transporta.html

7) Transport: The Driving Force Behind Contactless Payments in the UK

Link to Finextra article

https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/12983/transport-the-driving-force-behind-contactless-payments-in-the-uk  

PUBLIC INFORMATION / EDUCATION

8) Ontario Liberals Create Secret Panel on Future of New Highway

Link to Toronto Sun article

http://www.torontosun.com/2016/08/17/ontario-liberals-create-secret-panel-on-future-of-new-highway

RAILROADS

9) Maine Panel Seeks Changes to Law that Keeps Hazardous Rail Shipments Secret

Link to Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting article

http://pinetreewatchdog.org/state-to-reconsider-hiding-oil-train-data/

ROADWAYS

10) Audi's New Technology Is the Beginning of the End of Traffic Lights

Link to MIT Technology Review article

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/602198/audis-new-technology-is-the-beginning-of-the-end-of-traffic-lights/

TAXIS / RIDESHARING

11) New App Connects Centennial, Colorado Residents with Free Lyft Rides to Train Station

Link to Denver Post article

http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/17/app-centennial-residents-free-lyft-rides-to-train-station/

Link to news release

TRANSIT

12) KSRTC Launches High-End City Buses in Udupi, Dakshina Kannada

Link to Times of India article

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mangaluru/KSRTC-launches-high-end-city-buses-in-Udupi-Dakshina-Kannada/articleshow/53757461.cms

13) Why Are Most Announcements on London's Transport System Made by Women?

Link to CityMetric article

http://www.citymetric.com/transport/why-are-most-announcements-londons-transport-system-made-women-2335

14) Commuter Rail Workers in Boston Are About to Get Bionic Eyes

Link to MIT Technology Review article

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/602188/commuter-rail-workers-in-boston-are-about-to-get-bionic-eyes/

15) Los Angeles Metro's Art-Filled Stations Enliven the Transportation Experience

Link to KCET-TV story

https://www.kcet.org/shows/artbound/la-metro-where-art-and-transportation-come-together

VEHICLES

16) Tesla's Cars Have Driven 140 Million Miles on Autopilot. Here's How

Link to Wired article

https://www.wired.com/2016/08/how-tesla-autopilot-works/

17) Industry and Academia Collide in Autonomous Race

Link to Automotive News article

http://www.autonews.com/article/20160815/OEM06/308159941/worlds-collide-in-autonomous-race

18) Tesla Isn't Alone with Cars that Can Nearly Drive Themselves

Link to AP article

http://www.theolympian.com/news/business/article96159307.html

News Releases

1) A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Real-Time Transit in HERE WeGo

2) Ford's Virtual Reality Storytelling App Gives an Up-Close, 360° View of Company Innovations  

3) Airlines for America Launches Dashboard Detailing Flight Operation at US Airports

4) Visa Launches the First of its Kind Digitally Integrated Airport Privilege Program in Asia Pacific

5) Mississippi DOT Welcomes Kevin Perez as Media Producer

6) Volvo Cars and Uber Join Forces to Develop Autonomous Driving Cars

7) Vignelli Subway Map Inspires New New York MTA Arts & Design Graphic Arts Poster

Job Posting

 -  Project Manager for Traffic Systems Delivery – Kapsch – Rockville, Maryland

https://748.dayforcehcm.com/CandidatePortal/en-US/e0229/Posting/View/354

Upcoming Events

ITS-CT Annual Meeting – September 28 – Berlin, Connecticut

http://media.wix.com/ugd/394e30_84bdd3b6c8f140c7892df0cdf4997e4a.pdf

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